Posted by holymama on June 19, 2006, at 18:00:07
In reply to Re: Seroctin » dessbee, posted by dessbee on June 14, 2006, at 5:01:47
I started taking 5-HTP a couple of months ago, after searching around on this site and others to find a correct dose. I too found it difficult to find any standard dose.
I started high -- like 200 mg a day, before bed. And it caused insomnia and perhaps hypomania. I was up at 3 or 4 am for the day.
I stopped taking it for a few weeks, until I started seeing a nutritionist who told me that the dose was way too high. He suggested trying 25-50 mg a day, and to take it earlier in the day if it was causing insomnia.
So now I open up my 100 mg capsules and split the powder up into smaller doses. I start back with 25 mg, and am now up to 50 mg a day. I take it early in the morning, before breakfast. My energy level is fine, and I sleep at night. And my mood is better.
So it may be worth trying again sometime, gradually, and at smaller doses and earlier times of the day!!
~Autumn~
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